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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southend RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Lincoln Roadpublic footpath · 486 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Windsor Gardenspublic footpath · 80 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: service
Rectory Road to Ironwell Lane PROW 285public footpath · 1.5 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmPath type: footway
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Windsor Gardensbridleway · 108 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mPath type: service
Windsor Gardensbridleway · 63 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mPath type: service
Magnolia Roadbyway open to all traffic · 731 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 731 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,589 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon +32
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Red Fox
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cream-spot Tiger +13
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Cream-spot TigerArctia villica
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,589 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon +32
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Red Fox
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cream-spot Tiger +13
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Cream-spot TigerArctia villica
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025PeacockAglais io2025PeacockAglais io2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025